Cash in emergencies
Cash in Emergencies focuses on cash assistance programming in the immediate aftermath of a sudden onset disaster. Explore this page for case studies, lessons learned and other informational materials on cash assistance in emergencies.
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1 August 2018
British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform: Case study for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
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British Red Cross, British Virgin Islands Red CrossThis case study highlights learning from the establishment of a Joint Cash Platform to deliver cash for emergency and recovery needs in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) following hurricanes Irma…
1 August 2018
British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform Evaluation: Building an evidence base on operational models for the delivery of cash transfer programming
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British Red Cross, British Virgin Islands Red Cross, Caritas, CRSEvaluation analysing aspects of the British Virgin Islands Joint Cash Platform (JCP) Operational Model (OM) following hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. The evaluation focuses on aspects of the JCP…
23 August 2017
Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action
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ICRC and Brussels Privacy HubThis Handbook was published as part of the Brussels Privacy Hub and ICRC’s Data Protection in Humanitarian Action project. It is aimed at the staff of humanitarian organizations involved in…
12 June 2017
Kenya: Cash assistance is putting more than just food on the table
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ICRC, ICRCHaduko who lives in Kenya’s drought affected Tana Delta region has just received a cash transfer message on her mobile phone. She makes her way to a mobile money vendor…
15 May 2017
A crucial lifeline is restoring dignity for drought-affected families in Somalia
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ICRCFarmers were hit by successive failed rains that has exacerbated the drought conditions across Somalia. Cash given by ICRC via mobile money has helped Isaaq to buy food for his…
10 March 2017
Burundi : Thérèse, a mother and widow, launches her restaurant “The Umbrella”
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ICRCThérèse opened a restaurant in November 2016 thanks to her business acumen and ICRC’s financing program, which gave her a cash grant of USD 120 to invest in her business.
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